News published on Federal Newswire in August 2013

News from August 2013


The US Transportation Department published a five page rule on Aug. 29, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a one page rule on Aug. 29, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a three page rule on Aug. 29, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Interior Department published a two page notice on Aug. 29, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Interior Department published a seven page notice on Aug. 29, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Interior Department published a two page notice on Aug. 29, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Interior Department published a three page notice on Aug. 29, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Interior Department published a one page notice on Aug. 29, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Interior Department published a one page notice on Aug. 29, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Justice Department published a two page notice on Aug. 29, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Engel Readout on White House Syria Call

News Release: Washington D.C. - Ranking Member Eliot Engel, the senior Democratic member on the House Foreign Affairs Committee, released the following readout on a White House call regarding Syria.


News Release: JOHNSTOWN, Pa. - A resident of Johnstown, Pa., pleaded guilty in federal court to a charge of possession with the intent to distribute cocaine base, commonly known as "crack," United States Attorney David J. Hickton announced today.


News Release: Grand Canyon, AZ - Grand Canyon National Park has begun improvements to Cape Royal Road on the North Rim. Beginning Sept. 3, 2013 Cape Royal Road from Roosevelt Point to Cape Royal Point, at approximately mile 11.5, will be closed for repaving.


Underwood, Iowa Resident Sentenced To 96 Months In Prison For Possession Of A Firearm By A Prohibited Person

News Release: COUNCIL BLUFFS, IA - On Aug. 27, 2013, Christopher A. Morresi, a 35 year-old resident of Underwood, Iowa, was sentenced by United States District Court Judge John A. Jarvey to ninety-six months in prison for possessing firearms after a felony conviction, announced U.S. Attorney Nicholas A. Klinefeldt.


Houston Based Principal Of A&O Entities Resentenced In Virginia For $100 Million Fraud Scheme

News Release: RICHMOND, Va.- A principal of A&O Resource Management Ltd. has been resentenced for his role in a $100 million life settlement fraud scheme, which included more than 800 victims across the United States and Canada. Today, Adley H. Abdulwahab, 38, of Houston, a hedge fund manager and part owner of A&O, was resentenced to 60 years in prison.


Advance Pay Scheme Defendant Pleads Guilty To Multi-million Dollar Fraud Of Entrepreneurs

News Release: PHILADELPHIA - Andrew Bogdanoff, 66, of Scottsdale, Arizona, pleaded guilty today to charges stemming from an advance fee scheme that defrauded hundreds of victims searching for commercial financing. The scheme defrauded more than 800 victims out of more than $10 million. Bogdanoff pleaded guilty to...


Undocumented Alien Indicted In Connection With Counterfeit Identification Documents

News Release: BIRMINGHAM - A federal grand jury today indicted an undocumented Mexican national on charges involving counterfeit identification documents, announced U.S. Attorney Joyce White Vance and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's Homeland Security Investigations Special Agent in Charge Raymond R. Parmer Jr.


Elizabeth City Man Sentenced For Drug Trafficking And Money Laundering

News Release: WILMINGTON, NC. - United States Attorney Thomas G. Walker announced that in federal court today, Senior United States District Judge James C. Fox sentenced DesmondBertram White, 35, of Elizabeth City, North Carolina to 210 months imprisonment, followed by 5 years of supervised release.


Johnson County Man Sentenced To Prison For Counterfeiting U.S. Postage Meter Stamps

News Release: DES MOINES, IA - On Aug. 28, 2013, David Nelson Chasse, age 43, of North Liberty, Iowa, was sentenced by Senior United States District Robert W. Pratt to four months of prison and six months of home confinement for possession with intent to use, make, print and use about $59,414 in forged and counterfeited...


News Release: A Strongsville company and the company owner’s wife were ordered to pay more than $330,000 for their roles in the dumping of a drum of liquid cyanide into a storm drain that flowed into the Rocky River, resulting in the death of more than 30,000 fish, said Steven M. Dettelbach, United States Attorney for the Northern District of Ohio.